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Playscape Performs: ShakesBEARS Battery Park & Playscape State Street & Battery Place,
Enjoy outdoor music, dance, puppetry and more at a destination playground. Performers change weekly. This Saturday, enjoy a an interactive Shakespeare-inspired marionette show followed by a puppet making craft at…
Book Reading & Signing with Samantha Brown Big and Tiny Battery Park 300 Vesey Street,
Join a special book reading and signing event featuring stylist and author, Samantha Brown. Enjoy coloring and arts & crafts stations, snacks provided by Little Spoon, and storytime from Samantha…
FILM FORUM Jr.: Kes Film Forum 209 West Houston Street,
Film Forum screens classic family films on Sundays, introducing young cinephiles to Buster Keaton, Abott and Costello, and other beloved family-friendly films on a big screen. Loach’s 1969 adaptation of…
🎟 $13
Art Making with MoMA: What Makes a Chair? MoMA Design Store 81 Spring Street at Crosby,
Experiment with materials to create your own chair in a drop-in family activity inspired by chairs featured in the MoMA Exhibition Crafting Modernity: Design in Latin America, 1940–1980. What makes…
STEM Plus Boiling Ice Cream Samples Science Adventure Kids 112 West 14th Street Suite 3W,
Science Teacher Sarah demonstrates how objects interact with liquid nitrogen, going from solid to liquid to gas in the blink of an eye, with experiments that include boiling gases, crackling…
Galli Theater: Little Red Riding Hood Galli Theater 72 Warren St,
See an updated version of a classic fairy tale in an intimate theater. Little Red Riding Hood sets out through the forest to bring food to her grandmother. But who…
🎟 $25/adults, $20/kids
The Westfield Good Festival: Sing for Hope Earth Performance Westfield World Trade Center Oculus 185 Greenwich Street,
Sing for Hope celebrates Earth Day with a playlist inspired by the natural beauty and wonder of planet Earth. World Trade Center stores including Damselfy Flowers, Eataly, and Kiehl’s will…
Skyscraper Monopoly The Skyscraper Museum 39 Battery Place,
Play Skyscraper Monopoly and learn about the buildings in the Skyscraper Museum's exhibitions. Answer questions about some of NYC’s most famous skyscrapers to earn points towards building the tallest tower.…
Celebrate Arbor Day at Little Island Little Island Hudson River Greenway at W 13th Street,
Join a park-wide scavenger hunt. Meet members of the horticulture team, learn about Little Island’s diverse trees and become an official ‘Little Island Explorer.’ After the hunt, craft nature-inspired art…
Smorgasburg WTC Westfield World Trade Center Oculus 185 Greenwich Street,
Sample creative global treats from 10 vendors at an open-air food market flanked by colorful murals.
“All-of-a-Kind Family” Walking Tour Museum at Eldridge Street 12 Eldridge Street,
Classic kids novel All-of-a-Kind Family comes to life in a walking tour following the stories of five immigrant sisters growing up on the Lower East Side a century ago. Stroll…
🎟 $15/adults, $10/ages 5-17
Hopalong Andrew at PAC NYC Perelman Performing Arts Center 251 Fulton Street,
Hopalong Andrew’s high-spirited concert incorporates cowboy songs celebrating city life, spinning lassos, and humorous hijinx. Learn about the incredible-but-true multicultural heritage of the cowpoke and the inspirational “can-do” spirit manifested…
Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music South Street Seaport Museum 12 Fulton Street,
Join South Street Seaport Museum on the Tall Ship Wavertree for a round-robin of shared sea songs, featuring members of The New York Packet and friends. Listen in, lead or…
Tall Timber Towers The Skyscraper Museum 39 Battery Place,
Join a family program built on new exhibition, TALL TIMBER: The Future of Cities in Wood. Learn about how high-rise buildings have been using engineered wood called Mass Timber as…
Rosie Revere Engineer & Friends BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center 199 Chambers Street,
TheaterWorks USA's fun musical based on the books Rosie Revere, Engineer; Iggy Peck, Architect; and Ada Twist Scientist spotlights the STEM curriculum (focusing on science, technology, engineering and math). Ms. Greer’s…
🎟 $40
Sensory Friendly Hour at Sloomoo Sloomoo Institute 475 Broadway between Broome & Grand Streets,
Explore slime wonderland Sloomoo during a Sensory Friendly hour, with a limited guest count and lower noise low for those who are more sensitive. Noise canceling headphones and nose plugs…
🎟 $48
Next Stop, New York City! Subway by Christoph Niemann The Skyscraper Museum 39 Battery Place,
Explore the many different modes of transportation available in large cities today, including trains, buses, ferries, and bikes. Through a read-aloud of Christopher Niemann’s picture book Subway, learn about one…
Jazz Age Lawn Party Governors Island Governors Island,
Time travel to the twenties with jazz music on two stages, a sprawling dance floor, and performances from Michael Arenella & His Dreamland Orchestra, Queen Esther, the Charlie Roman and…
🎟 $55/ages 12 & up, free/ages 11 & under